A Short History of the Korean War

This concise military history volume is "an excellent, coherent book that covers the major events of the Korean War admirably" (Army).

Historian James L. Stokesbury, author of A Short History of World War I and A Short History of World War II, summarizes the important events of the Korean War, citing all the major battles and key players in the conflict.

"Reducing an entire war to manageable length is a high literary art form, and Professor Stokesbury has mastered it. In the case of this Kore...